Charlotte Berthier by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Canvas Print

Charlotte Berthier by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Canvas PrintWhat's the bedroom missing? Soft pink with some nerve. This is a faithful reproduction of Renoir's portrait of Charlotte Berthier a young woman in a floral dress with a small dark dog and a vase of roses at her side. Hung up, the room softens. The pale pinks and dusty greens warm a quiet wall without going sweet, and the dark dog gives the whole thing a bit of grit so it doesn't tip into pretty. Best above a bed, a low dresser or a reading chair, on a

neutral space towards calm rather than chilly

a painted accent in deep green

the deep red and mustard yellow do the work of a paint accent without committing to a paint accent

Don't crowd it with other busy art — it wants to be the main event

Skip beside other strong animal prints or busy florals — this one wants to be the loudest thing in the room

It pulls a flat scheme into something with a bit of personality

loud gallery clusters

with cable cars drifting over a busy ski village and a pink-tinted mountain rising behind

Pair it with one or two quieter pieces and let the pink lead

A plain wall suddenly has a horizon line and a bit of weather

Hang it where a room needs more depth than a pale landscape gives: above a low bed

Suddenly the space feels less serious — friendlier